Greensboro Man Sentenced to 20 Years on Firearms Charges After Hostage Situation and Drug Trafficking Violations

GREENSBORO – Matthew Leviticus Murphy, 32, was sentenced on April 15, 2022, to a total of 240 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a felon in two separate incidences…

Traffic Sop Leads to Nearly Two Pound Cocaine Haul but Driver Escaped

UTICA, NY – A routine traffic stop led to officers hauling in nearly two pounds of cocaine seized during the incident. According to the Utica Police Department, at approximately 8:30 PM on…

Federal Grand Jury Charges 18, Including the “M30 King of Fresno” and His Fentanyl Trafficking Ring

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a 21-count indictment Thursday against 18 individuals, charging them with illegally trafficking fentanyl, fentanyl analogue, methamphetamine, and cocaine as well as illegally possessing firearms, U.S.…

KC Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearm, Marijuana Trafficking

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing a firearm following a brief armed standoff with police officers. Jamahl D. Jones, 35,…

Boston Man Sentenced for Role in Wide-Ranging Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a wide-ranging cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Luis Mejia Guerrero, 61, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel…

Large Scale Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Marijuana Trafficker Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Steven Bernard Norwood, age 46, of Lutherville, Maryland to 13 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, after…

Billings meth trafficker sentenced to more than nine years in prison

BILLINGS — A Billings man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in the community after law enforcement found more than three pounds of the drug and firearms at his residence was sentenced today…

Principal Supplier and Drug Distributor of Two Boson-Area Cocaine Trafficking Rings Pleads Guilty

BOSTON – The main supplier and drug distributor of two Boston-area drug trafficking organizations (DTO) pleaded guilty yesterday to cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Kenji Drayton, 41, of Boston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to…

Brockton Man Sentenced to Nearly 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy that Spanned Across Southeastern Massachusetts

BOSTON – A Brockton man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy that spanned from Boston to Brockton to Cape Cod. Jermaine Gonsalves, 35,…

Great Falls meth trafficker sentenced to 54 months in prison

GREAT FALLS – A Great Falls woman who admitted to working with others to bring approximately seven pounds of methamphetamine from Las Vegas, Nevada, back to Montana for distribution was sentenced today…

Mattoon Sex Offender Sentenced to Over 38 Years in Prison for Child Enticement and Sex Trafficking Crimes

URBANA, Ill. – A Mattoon, Illinois, man, Christopher Ohm, 35, of the 2500 block of Moultrie Ave., was sentenced today to 458 months’ (38 years and two months) imprisonment for enticement of…

Federal Officials Unveil Two Indictments Charging 14 People with Illegally Trafficking 400 Firearms into Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Philadelphia Field Division Special Agent in charge Matt Varisco announced federal charges in two separate interstate firearms…

Bristol, Tennessee Woman Sentenced to 13 Years For Role in Large-Scale Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

ABINGDON, Va. – A Tennessee woman, who was part of a conspiracy that trafficked methamphetamine from Mexico into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced last week to 156 months in federal prison. Jessica Nicole…

Independence Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearms, Carjacking

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Independence, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for distributing methamphetamine, carjacking, and illegally possessing firearms after leading officers on three high-speed vehicle pursuits. Charles V.…

Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Cocaine

BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to trafficking cocaine as part of a larger drug trafficking conspiracy. Jean Aman, 36, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to…

Three Drug Traffickers Sentenced to 48 Years After Striking Police Vehicle

Three drug traffickers who attempted to run a sheriff’s office vehicle off the road have been sentenced to a combined 48 years in federal prison, announce U.S. Attorney for the Northern District…

Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Michigan man pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine in Charleston from July 2020 to February 2021. According to court documents,…

Drug Traffickers from Shreveport and Monroe Receive Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences

SHREVEPORT/MONROE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that four defendants have been sentenced in U.S. District Court in connection with three separate cases. The defendants and their sentences are…

York Man Sentenced To 25 Years’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jesean DeShields, age 31, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on April 6, 2022, to 25 years’ imprisonment…

Arkansas Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Nacogdoches Drug Trafficking

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Little Rock, AR man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Leanthony Ray…

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